Malladi Brothers for SIFAS, 09/Dec/2012

[sankark]

Malladi Brothers - Vocal
MA Krishnaswamy - Violin
Mannargudi Easwaran - Mridangam
Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjhira

Venue - TattvalOka, Eldams Road, Teynampet

manasija kOti - hindOlam varnam - Adi - sripAda pinAkapAni
vandEham jagat - hamsadhwani - k cApu - annamAcharyA
daridApu lEka - sAveri - Adi - thyAgarAjA (RS)
nAdadina mAta - janaranjani - m cApu - thyAgarAjA (RNS@talaku vaccina)
nanda gOpAlA - yamunakalyAni - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar
satatam tAvaka - karaharapriyA - Adi - swAti tirunAL (RNS@mama hrdi T)
hecharikaga rA rA - yadhukulakAmbhOji - jhampa - thyAgarAjA
ninnu jUchi - punnAgavarALi - tisra triputa - kshEtragnar

Had to leave a they started dEvi nIyE thunai.

One question - is it accepted to describe ambAl as manasija kOti (or mAra koti as in GNB's bahudAri kriti). manasija/mAra is manmadhan, isn't it?

[rshankar]

One question - is it accepted to describe ambAl as manasija kOti (or mAra koti as in GNB's bahudAri kriti). manasija/mAra is manmadhan, isn't it?

Sankar - in the context of describing pArvati as being better than a thousand manmathas, I do not think the reference is a comparison of her physical beauty to his, but her prowess and success in making Siva fall in love with her, when manmatha's efforts had failed so miserably.
But, even if this were a sort of gender-bending exercise, in the context of how we in India use similies, this should not be unusual - for after all, aren't beautiful women refered to as 'SaSi vadanA' 'indu vadani' or 'candrabimbAnanA', when, according to Hindu Mythology, the Moon is a male with 28 wives!

[harimau]

Malladi Brothers - Vocal
MA Krishnaswamy - Violin
Mannargudi Easwaran - Mridangam
Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjhira

M A Sundaresan - Violin.

Final items:

Prathi Varam Varam Manasa - Pahadi

Intha Kante - Surutti - Annamayya (Tuned by Dr. Pinakapani Garu)

Madhyamavathi - Slokam:

Sadasiva samarambham
Sankaracharya madhyamam
Asmath acharya paryantham
Vande guru paramparam.

[sankark]

Been thinking about this rshankar

But, even if this were a sort of gender-bending exercise, in the context of how we in India use similies, this should not be unusual - for after all, aren't beautiful women refered to as 'SaSi vadanA' 'indu vadani' or 'candrabimbAnanA', when, according to Hindu Mythology, the Moon is a male with 28 wives!

IMO, all the examples you give are about the moon's physical observable traits - white/mellow/cool - being likened to a woman's face, not chandran as the graha being talked about in chandram bhaja mAnasa. There is no gender bending in these.

Whereas manasija kOti lAvanya being applied to ambAl/pArvati is a direct comparison of ambAl/pArvati being "beautiful" compared to crores of "handsome" manmadha.

Splitting the hair fine, am I?

[sureshvv]

Whereas manasija kOti lAvanya being applied to ambAl/pArvati is a direct comparison of ambAl/pArvati being "beautiful" compared to crores of "handsome" manmadha.

Splitting the hair fine, am I?

Few years ago TRS recounted an anecdote where he was involved in the same hair splitting with GNB. And GNB conceded and modified the lyric!

[Rsachi]

Both Monier Williams and Apte give the meaning of manasija as 'the moon' also.

[nagthilaka]

Can someone tell me the words for the varnam manasija kOti - hindOlam - Adi - sripAda pinAkapAni Thanks